Description

Whether your job is to manage the construction of a building,
oversee the launch of a new product, host an international event,
or plan a company party, Microsoft Project 2003 can help.
Microsoft Project 2003 For Dummies shows you how to use the
program to plan, schedule, and budget all phases of a project,
assign the resources, create essential reports, and monitor your
progress. If you’re new to Project, you’ll find what
you need to get up to speed, including info on how Project works,
finding your way around, and building your first Project plan. If
you’ve used an earlier version of Project, you’ll delve
into Project 2003 and all of the new features it puts at your
fingertips. Complete with case histories, screen shots, and
step-by-step instructions, this guide walks you through:

Making calendar settings, building a task-outline, and entering
timing and timing relationships for tasks

Assigning resources and material costs to tasks

Using scheduling and tracking tools: The Gantt Chart which is
the main view of Project; The Network Diagram (version of a PERT
(program Evaluation and Review Technique) chart; Risk management;
and Resource management

Recalculating based on what-if scenarios to solve resource
conflicts, get your costs within budget, or meet your
deadlines

Understanding the task/subtask structure, creating an outline,
and working with WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) codes

Working with a combination of cost types (fixed, work, and
material) and customizing costs fields with Value Lists

Saving your plan with a baseline

Using the tracking toolbar and to record actual activity,
update fixed costs, and more

If you have Project Server (that complements Project 2003 but is
not included), this book shows you how to use Project in an
enterprise environment to centralize information online and get
real online collaboration. You can publish projects to the Web,
allow team members to update their progress, analyze your project
status, and generally communicate in one central, online
location.

Microsoft Project 2003 For Dummies is complete with a
bonus CD-ROM that includes: